Responsibilities

• Will be responsible for enterprise-level media relations, with a specific geographical market assigned as primary. Will possess a thorough understanding of the market they support and provide strategic communications counsel for issues and media inquiries that may arise.
• This position will be responsible for creating productive relationships with members of the media in their geographic market, resulting in positive coverage of Advocate Health and its care delivery brands.
• In addition, they will manage external communications for localized crisis issues, in collaboration with leadership, to protect the organization’s reputation.
• Build extensive internal relationships with leaders and frontline staff in primary market to collaborate on emerging issues and uncover story opportunities.
• Proactively identify and share compelling stories.
• Partner closely with other communications team members to provide on-site support to elevate earned media opportunities in primary market, as needed.
• Work cross-functionally within broader team to contribute to and manage communications efforts for assigned internal clients.
• This role will monitor and measure media coverage in Charlotte, NC market and make actionable recommendations to leadership that will improve outcomes of communications efforts.
• Will lead bodies of work that have impacts across the team or are more complex projects.
• This role will act as a “newsroom manager” for one or more divisions of the organization, accountable for review and oversight of departmental outputs, including quality control, technological support, monitoring, measurement and vendor deliverables.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degreeor equivalent experience
• 7+ years of professionalexperienceincommunications,marketing,journalismor other business-related field;prior experience working with senior leadershighlydesirable

Preferred

• Bilingual Spanish
• Healthcare or healthcare adjacent experience

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, andShort- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program